Sancho VI of Navarre

Sancho VI of Navarre (21 April 1132-27 June 1194) was King of Navarre from 1150 to 1194, succeeding Garcia Ramirez of Navarre and preceding Sancho VII of Navarre. Sancho, the son of Garcia Ramirez and Margaret of L'Aigle, Sancho inherited the throne in 1150, and he was the first king of Navarre not to use the full title of "King of Navarre and Pamplona". During his reign, he frequently fought with Castile and Aragon, and he founded several towns, such as San Sebastian, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and Trevino. In 1190, he formed an alliance with Alfonso II of Aragon against Castilian expansion, although he did marry Sancha of Castile, the daughter of Alfonso VII of Castile. His daughter Berengaria of Navarre would marry King Richard the Lionheart of England, and his son would succeed him as Sancho VII of Navarre on his death.